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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-10851
PowerDNS Authoritative Server Denial of Service Memory Leak
Description

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9, are vulnerable to a memory leak while parsing malformed records that can lead to remote denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10851 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Powerdns authoritative
2 Powerdns recursor
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A memory leak vulnerability exists in PowerDNS Authoritative Server and Recursor, which can lead to a denial-of-service condition.
  • Update the PowerDNS Authoritative Server and Recursor packages.
  • Restart the PowerDNS services.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10851.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html Vendor Advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html Vendor Advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10851 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10851 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10851 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10851 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851
    Added Reference https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html
    Added Reference https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-119 CWE-772
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html No Types Assigned https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html No Types Assigned https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (including) 4.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2 up to (including) 4.1.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.03%

score

0.27628

percentile